Captain James Tavernier opened his Scottish Premiership account for the season as Rangers delivered a commanding performance, equalling their biggest win of the campaign with a crushing victory over a subdued Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

Tavernier timed his run perfectly to meet Ianis Hagi’s inviting cross at the back post, steering the hosts into a well-earned first-half lead.

Rangers shifted into another gear after the break, with Danilo pouncing on another pinpoint Hagi delivery to double the advantage before Hamza Igamane hammered in a decisive third.

The onslaught continued as Vaclav Cerny rifled home a low, driven effort for Rangers’ fourth. Cyriel Dessers then took centre stage with a clinical brace, expertly finishing two crosses, the first confirmed after a VAR check.

For Derek McInnes’ side, the defeat marks a deepening slump—10th in the table and now winless in five, with four losses in that stretch.

Rangers manager Philippe Clement: “We could have scored already more goals in the first half, but there were good connections on the field because these players are training more and more together.

“We want to give our fans good games, good show but the most important stays the three points. So we’re going to work hard for that.”

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes: “Disappointed we’ve lost the [first] goal because we allowed the cross to come in from the throw-in, it’s something that’s been quite a common theme for us. A lot of the goals we lose are in a similar area.

“Their movement was spooking us a wee bit and we just tried to simplify it by going 4-4-2 against 4-4-2 but it became clear that we couldn’t cope with that.”

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